According to state police, 58-year-old Terry Young was hit about 8:49 a.m. on Spring Lake Road by a vehicle driven by Marvin Jay, 83, of Red Creek. Troopers said Jay failed to obey the Move Over Law, which requires drivers to slow down and in some cases change lanes when an emergency vehicle is stopped on a road shoulder with its flashers activated. Jay was ticketed for failure to use due care for a hazardous vehicle stopped, troopers said.

An article Monday about the accident generated some comments from syracuse.com readers. Here's a sample:

From fedupstate5: Laws only help when they are followed. Driving, I always moved over to be nice before the law. No one moves over because of the law.

From JAKE: Why do we need a law when common sense would dictate that you slow down and give the highway crews, police, and emergency responders plenty of space? Are people just getting dumber every day?

From docbud01: Did the driver give a reason on why he could not move over? Sometimes with the speed demons, it's impossible to move over.
I had a scare last year in a construction zone on 481. My Jeep suddenly experienced the dreaded "death wobble" and I couldn't do diddly, except slow down really fast. I thought I was going to wipe out the entire road crew.
I hope Mr. Young is OK.

From dartime: I'm not a fan of the Move Over Law because on the interstates there isn't always room to move over and they come over anyway, creating hazardous situations. It is definitely a good idea (courtesy) when the situation permits . . .

From whyupstate: Whether it's the law or not, it is plain courtesy to move over or at least slow down and move to the left or right side of the lane you are in, depending on what side of the road that hazard in on. There is simply no excuse for accidents like this, bright flashing lights, road signs saying there are road crews ahead, etc.

From jeterisgreatest: Still one of the most dangerous jobs there is, working on the side of the road while idiots fly by in a rush to get nowhere. Whether it is police or firemen, tow truck operators or highway workers, there are just too damn many accidents where people are being struck and often killed. The real issue here, though, is that the state refuses to do anything about it. There is no drivers education to speak of and most people either don't know what the road signs mean or don't care because they are distracted with their cell phones or texting, putting on makeup or reading the newspaper while driving. Ugh, I just hope this guy turns out to be OK.

What can be done to make the Move Over Law more effective? Or should lawmakers try something different? Please leave a comment below.